Reference Reborn - Breathing New Life into Public Services Librarianship (Paperback)

More than 30 stellar authors have contributed to these up-to-date essays on public services librarianship, including timely topics such as new service configurations, the impact of e-resources in reference and collection development, and innovative outreach. The roles of reference and public librarians are constantly changing. Today, it's not unusual for librarians to also serve as trend trackers, data analysts, project managers, IT troubleshooters, marketers, and staffing specialists. Academic and public libraries across the country are experimenting with new service models to accommodate new technology, budget constraints, and a clientele with new needs and expectations. Not surprisingly, librarians are assuming revised roles as a result. Reference Reborn: Breathing New Life into Public Services Librarianship is a collection of over two dozen essays on developments and trends in reference and public services librarianship, highlighting some of the best thinking on reference services, outreach initiatives, the migration from print to e-reference collections, staffing 21st century libraries, library school curriculum, and more. This text will appeal to library and information science students and educators, beginning and seasoned reference librarians and managers of public service departments in academic and public libraries. The education and training of reference librarians receives special attention. Over 30 contributors, including established experts and the next generation of leaders in reference and public services librarianship A subject index guides readers to topics of interest

General

Imprint:	Libraries Unlimited
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	December 2010
Editors:	Diane Zabel
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	401
ISBN-13:	978-1-59158-828-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General
LSN:	1-59158-828-6
Barcode:	9781591588283

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